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Apt Pupil is a 1998 American thriller film directed by Bryan Singer and starring Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro. It is based on the 1982 novella of the same name by Stephen King . In the 1980s in southern California, high school student Todd Bowden (Renfro) discovers fugitive Nazi war criminal Kurt Dussander (McKellen) living in his neighborhood ...
Oct 23, 1998 · A boy blackmails his Nazi war criminal neighbor with stories of the concentration camps. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1998 film directed by Bryan Singer.
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Apt Pupil (1982) is a novella by Stephen King subtitled "Summer of Corruption", originally published in the 1982 novella collection Different Seasons with a more dramatic bent, rather than the horror fiction for which King is famous.
Oct 23, 1998 · A teenage boy blackmails a Nazi war criminal into telling him about his wartime atrocities. The film, based on a Stephen King story, mixes horror and Holocaust themes, but fails to respect its subject matter.
A high school boy blackmails a Nazi war criminal living in his neighborhood to tell him stories of the Holocaust. The boy becomes fascinated and influenced by the old man's horrific experiences and actions, leading to tragic consequences.
Aug 27, 1982 · Apt Pupil is a horror story about a young boy who befriends an old man who was a Nazi death camp guard. The boy discovers the man's dark secret and becomes obsessed with him.
Watch Apt Pupil with a subscription on Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home. A somewhat disturbing movie that works as a suspenseful thriller, yet isn't completely satisfying. A...
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